Campaign Transparency

KAYHAN: Lack of transparency in presidential campaigns, not allowing people to know anything about the past and present works and programs of candidates, attempts by liberals and foreign media outlets to make sure there will be no live presidential debates on TV, all in all indicate that some currents are pretty much aware that they have no successful track record to show to voters. They have no programs to fix the existing problems; they also show that they don’t have the guts to appear on live TV. It’s an insult to people. It shows they are not committed to keeping the public in the know and giving them the right to choose.

Cold War

RESALAT: The Americans were out of harm’s way during the Second World War. The fight was over dividing the world into statelets in order to plunder and divide their resources among Western powers. Even when Germany, Italy and Japan surrendered, the Americans nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They wanted to show that they were serious about acting as the world police. That’s why the Cold War occurred. They don’t want to get involved in any major warfare because they are not prepared to pay the costs, particularly in a nuclear war.

Rouhani Again?

VATAN EMROOZ: Now that Trump is the new White House tenant, the main idea for Rouhani to fix the economy by burying the hatchet with the global village chief has gone down the drain for good. The situation is so terrible now that he says problems could never be resolved in 100 years, let alone in100 days - as he had promised. It shows he and his team never had the intention to fix the existing problems in the first place. The conclusion has to be this: If Rouhani stays in power the sorry state of affairs will also stay the same. It might even get worse. The question is whether voters want to repeat the same experience or not.

Promises Undelivered

SIASAT ROOZ: Rouhani assumed presidency by giving lots of promises, such as fixing the economy, creating new jobs for the unemployed, and improving public welfare. This, he said could be the case if he signed the nuclear deal. He was under the illusion that things could turn for better if he could simply sign the deal with the West. It is election time and he is desperate to win public support and stay in the game. It is not that hard to show close his comments are to reality. What he has done in some cases still demands a closer look.